Junior Front Office Application Support Analyst – Equity Derivatives Support

Job Description

Junior Front Office Support Analyst – Equity Derivatives | Talan

The Tone:
This is a full-time, entry-level functional support role at Talan, an international consulting group specializing in innovation and transformation through technology. Talan advises and supports companies and administrations globally, with over 5,000 consultants and a turnover of 600 million euros in 2023, aiming to exceed one billion euros by 2025. This position is crucial for maintaining the health and stability of core trading applications, directly supporting a major bank’s Equity Derivatives trading floor environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, United States
• Pay: $70000–$90000 yearly
• Team: Equity Derivatives team at a major tier-1 bank
• Mission: Managing application health, configuring alerts, and handling technical incidents directly supporting the trading floor environment.
• Tech Stack: Unix / Linux, Python, Shell/Bash

What You’ll Actually Do
• Monitor: Proactively monitor core trading applications and infrastructure for optimal performance.
• Alert: Set up, fine-tune, and respond to system alerts to ensure maximum application uptime.
• Triage: Act as the first line of defense for application issues, performing initial triage and troubleshooting.
• Escalate: Escalate complex functional or technical bugs to appropriate teams as needed.
• Assist: Provide day-to-day support to front-office users with routine queries, application access, and system health checks.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. This position is designed for a tech-savvy individual looking to enter the financial sector, with no prior finance experience required as training on the business side will be provided.
• Experience: Requires strong foundational knowledge of Unix / Linux environments, including command line navigation and file manipulation. Scripting capabilities in Python (or Shell/Bash) are also necessary for basic task automation and log parsing.
• Skills: Unix/Linux (command line navigation, file manipulation), Python scripting (or Shell/Bash), basic task automation, log parsing, excellent problem-solving skills, and a desire to learn complex financial workflows.